S e p t e m b e r / O c t o b e r 2 0 18

All Aboard!Don’t Miss Colorado’s

Autumn SplendorGeorgetown Loop Historic Mining &

Railroad Park®

Denver / History Colorado Center 1200 Broadway. 303/HISTORY, HistoryColoradoCenter.org

SEE IT NOW BEFORE IT’S GOING, GOING, GONE!Play Ball! A Celebration of America’s Game See classic baseball artifacts—from Babe Ruth to the Blake Street Bombers. Open for as long as the Colorado Rockies are playing in the 2018 major league season, Play Ball! showcases the Marshall Fogel Collection, one of the greatest sets of baseball artifacts ever assembled outside the Hall of Fame. See more than forty bats of the game’s greatest players, including Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Ted Williams and Jackie Robinson. Size up your hand against Babe Ruth’s, find the nails Ty Cobb used to hold his favorite bat together, and admire the glove flashed by Willie Mays to make some of the game’s most memorable catches. View colorful mid-century posters promoting the products of a bygone era and artifacts chronicling Denver baseball before the Rockies came to town.

ON VIEW NOWSelf-Preservation, by Anthony Garcia Sr.Painted on site, this large-scale mural by Anthony Garcia Sr. is on display through February 1. Using vibrant zarape colors and designs, Garcia’s mural spans the wall of our fourth-floor mezzanine. With roots in Globeville, Garcia draws inspiration from that predominantly Hispanic Denver community, and it’s there that he’s established the art collective and community nonprofit of BirdSeed Collective.

OPEN THROUGH LABOR DAY LEGOrado Explore a whimsical LEGO® re-creation of Colorado history. The Colorado & Wyoming LEGO Users Group—a team of like-minded LEGO enthusiasts—built the primary display. Casa Bonita, Bent’s Old Fort and the Chapel on the Rock are just a few of the historic structures you’ll see, along with lots of “Easter eggs” you can search for. Pictures of oversized Colorado-themed LEGO figures—including Von Miller, Molly Brown and John Denver—cover the walls. We’ve left room for you to build, too. So grab some bricks, construct your own take on Colorado’s most iconic structures, and discover your inner builder.

His

tory

Co

lora

do

.org

NE

W &

ON

VIE

W

2

On the Cover History Colorado’s famed Georgetown Loop Historic Mining & Railroad Park® offers an autumn rail adventure like no other. See page 12.

Babe Ruth’s bat, used between 1925 and 1931. Courtesy Marshall Fogel Collection.

On view in Play Ball!

Play Ball! showcases more than 160 artifacts from baseball’s—and America’s—storied past. Included is an array of bats weilded by the game’s greatest hitters, from Ty Cobb and Stan Musial to Albert Pujols and Ichiro Suzuki. It’s on view now at the History Colorado Center.

3

Platteville / Fort Vasquez 13412 US 85, 35 miles north of Denver. 970/785-2832, FortVasquezMuseum.org

ON VIEW NOWMore than Mud See the surprising story of how adobe shaped Colorado and the West in the first major exhibit since Fort Vasquez opened in 1958. Explore stories of the early fur-trading posts along the Front Range and the influence of Mexican builders on the largely treeless plains. View artifacts of the fur-trade era and the adobe history of the West, and learn how archaeologists explored the site and launched a reconstruction of the fort in the 1930s as a New Deal project. Visitors of all ages can get dirty in the adobe molding station. Enjoy living-history demonstrations every weekend!

ALSO OPEN THROUGH LABOR DAY Postcard Colorado Step inside Colorado in a brand-new way! Denver artist Chris Carlson is creating four giant interactive postcards for the History Colorado Center atrium. Playful images will be painted on four “cyc walls”—short for “cyclorama,” a curved wall used as a background to suggest unlimited space. Climb Capitol Peak without leaving the ground. Pet a bighorn sheep without any danger of being rammed. Ride the Kit Carson County Carousel right here in Denver. And dodge the laser-red eyes of the Blue Mustang statue without driving to the airport. Have someone take your photo as you stand on the cyc wall, then marvel at the 3-D effect of the photo.

Pueblo / El Pueblo History Museum301 North Union. 719/583-0453, ElPuebloHistoryMuseum.org

ON VIEW NOWBorderlands of Southern ColoradoAn ambitious exhibition celebrates the cultures, landscapes and legacies that have divided and united southern Colorado. See an interactive map that shows shifting zones of control through time; an original American flag with 38 stars, marking Colorado’s statehood; the original Colorado Constitution in both Spanish and German; an ancestor map where you can connect the ways your family came to Pueblo; and much more—not to mention an adobe building station and interactive kitchen!

Trinidad / Trinidad History Museum 312 East Main Street. 719/846-7217, TrinidadHistoryMuseum.org

ON VIEW THROUGH SEPTEMBER 14How We Play Ball: Baseball in Trinidad The Bloom Mansion’s first-ever temporary exhibit opens to honor the baseball heritage of Trinidad! Look at baseball in the coal camps and the trolley leagues, then move forward in time to celebrate the Trinidad State Junior College Trojans, the Trinidad Miners and the Triggers.

LEGOrado closes soon!

The mural Self-Preservation (shown here in progress) is on view at the History Colorado Center. Come watch it take shape!

Step up to Postcard Colorado and step inside a 3-D optical illusion.

Low Sensory Mornings are a great time to come in for a quieter experience. Photo by Cora Kemp.

HISTORY COLORADO CENTER 1200 Broadway, Denver 303/HISTORY, HistoryColoradoCenter.org

Find full details online at HistoryColorado.org/events. Programs are subject to change or cancellation.

Kids Free Summer At the History Colorado CenterDon’t miss your last chance! Through Labor Day, kids 15 and under who come to the museum wearing a baseball jersey get FREE admission in honor of the exhibit Play Ball! A Celebration of America’s Game. History Colorado members are always free, but now’s the time to bring your friends!

SEPTEMBER Sat / 9–10 am History Colorado CenterLEGO® Building Workshop Build (and keep!) your own LEGO Classic Green Creativity Kit, then take a special guided tour of our Living West exhibit. $45 for one child & one adult. Members $40 303/866-4689

SEPTEMBER Sat / 11 am–3 pm History Colorado CenterHands-On History Family Fun Day Explore and create history, art and culture through hands-on activities and live performances. FREE with admission 303/866-4689

SEPTEMBER Sat / 8–10 am History Colorado CenterLow Sensory Morning The History Colorado Center is happy to open its doors for families who prefer a lower sensory museum environment. The museum will be closed to the general public, attendance limited and sounds in the exhibits turned down. FREE with admission RSVP required: Shannon.Voirol@state.co.us, 303/866-46914

FU

N F

OR

AL

L A

GE

SH

isto

ryC

olo

rad

o.o

rg/e

ven

ts 8

1

CENTER fOR COLORADO WOmEN’S HISTORY AT THE BYERS-EvANS HOuSE muSEum 1310 Bannock Street, Denver 303/620-4933, ByersEvansHouseMuseum.org

15

Don’t miss the last LEGO Building Workshop on September 1!

The History Colorado Center is a blast! Come in for summer and fall family fun days, workshops and more.

Photo by Cora Kemp.

SEPTEMBER Sat / 10 am–5 pm History Colorado CenterSmithsonian Magazine Museum DayMuseum Day is an annual celebration of boundless curiosity hosted by Smithsonian magazine. Participating museums and cultural institutions across the country, including the History Colorado Center, provide free entry to anyone presenting a Museum Day ticket. The ticket provides free admission for two. Where will your curiosity lead you this Museum Day? Let us know! @MuseumDay #MuseumDay. FREE with ticket: download at smithsonianmag.com/museumday 303/447-8679

OCTOBER Mon / 9 am–5 pm History Colorado CenterIndigenous Peoples’ Day History Colorado is proud to once again host the 2018 Indigenous Resource Management Partnership. The History Colorado Center will host both the all-day roundtable, “Visualizing and Realizing Diversity in the Museum of the Future,” and the culminating film for this year’s Indigenous Film & Arts Festival. The roundtable and film are FREE; the rest of the museum is open at regular admission costs. Call 303/744-9686 for specific times and details. FREE Suggested donation $5 to support the film festival

OCTOBER Sat / 11 am–3 pm History Colorado CenterHands-On History Family Fun Day Explore and create history, art and culture through hands- on activities and live performances. FREE with admission 303/866-4689

NOVEMBER Sat / 11 am–3 pm History Colorado CenterHands-On History Family Fun Day Explore and create history, art and culture through hands-on activities and live performances. FREE with admission 303/866-4689

5

22

10

NOVEMBER Sat / 5–10 pm History Colorado Center Center for Colorado Women’s History Night at the Museums Denver Arts Week is an annual celebration of the city’s vibrant arts and cultural scene. Make plans with family and friends to enjoy all things ART throughout the metro area, November 2–10. Denver Arts Week is your chance to get out and explore Denver’s creative neighborhoods, galleries, museums, cultural attractions and special events.

Don’t miss Night at the Museums on November 3, when Denver’s top museums including the History Colorado Center and the new Center for Colorado Women’s History at the Byers-Evans House Museum are open for FREE. See exhibits like Zoom In: The Centennial State in 100 Objects at the History Colorado Center, and enjoy brief tours of the main floor of the Byers-Evans House. For details, a list of participating museums and a shuttle bus map, go to denver.org/denver-arts-week/programs. FREE

3

8

13

The Einspahr brothers’ toy tractor and threshing machine, 1935.

Pete Einspahr, Jr. Gift, William Pete Einspahr, 2004.114.1.A-.I.

On view in Zoom In.

HISTORY COLORADO CENTER 1200 Broadway, Denver 303/HISTORY, HistoryColoradoCenter.org

Find full details online at HistoryColorado.org/events. Programs are subject to change or cancellation.

SEPTEMBER Sat / 10:15–11:30 am History Colorado CenterCLASS / Newspaper Research at the Hart Research Library Historic newspapers are great sources of information for historians, genealogists and anyone who enjoys coming face to face with the past. Join our reference librarian to learn more about our newspaper collection and how to use it. $5. Members $4 RSVP by September 6: 303/866-2394

SEPTEMBER Mon / 1–2 pm History Colorado CenterCOLORFUL COLORADO / Hill’s Gold By 1863, Colorado’s gold rush was over. The Civil War raged and conflicts with Plains Tribes made travel dangerous. Still, Nathaniel P. Hill was tempted by William Gilpin’s invitation to investigate this land for gold and silver. Hill left his family and job to work for the Colorado Territory’s former governor. The result was a revolutionary boost to Colorado’s mining industry and the rerouting of his and his family’s fortunes. Join historian Ellen Kingman Fisher as she explores Hill’s challenges and adventures that would lead him to become an early US senator for Colorado. $5. Members $4 RSVP by September 8: 303/866-2394

SEPTEMBER Sat / 7–10 pm History Colorado CenterThe Oregon Trail®: IRL Live the dream, or die of dysentery! Remember getting a pass from social studies to play the old computer game The Oregon Trail®? Join us as we bring the classic game (but not social studies) to life as a live-action experience throughout the museum. Test your pioneering skills as you hunt for food, ford the Snake River foam pit, play the original game in our ’90s throwback library computer lab, plus so much more. Finish your immersive experience in our graveyard lounge with cash bar and music.

Supported by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, The Oregon Trail®: IRL takes you back to a time when measles, snakebites, oxen and your school librarian ruled your life. Ticket includes commemorative lanyard, small Nerf® gun and complimentary 1916 Lager brewed by Renegade Brewing Company. $40. Members $35 303/866-2394

AD

ULT

PR

OG

RA

MS

His

tory

Co

lora

do

.org

/eve

nts

6

CENTER fOR COLORADO WOmEN’S HISTORY AT THE BYERS-EvANS HOuSE muSEum 1310 Bannock Street, Denver 303/620-4933, ByersEvansHouseMuseum.org

8

10

15

7

Facing: Get the scoop on how to use our rich resources of historic newspapers for your own research in a crash course at our Hart Research Library on September 8. 10035760

A scene in Trinidad, Colorado, around 1909. Photo by Oliver E. Aultman. 20010851

SEPTEMBER Mon / 1–2 pm History Colorado CenterCOLORFUL COLORADO / Trinidad, Colorado: A Legacy of Resilience and Recreation Kirby Stokes, director of the Trinidad History Museum, joins us to speak about the unique resilience of Trinidad. She’ll give some of the more famous stories a little extra flair and be sure to bring to light the stories you haven’t heard yet. You’ll come away with a taste of Trinidad’s long history. This lecture is the first in a four-part Front Range series. $5. Members $4 RSVP by September 22: 303/866-2394

SEPTEMBER Wed / 1–2:15 pm History Colorado CenterNaturalization Ceremony The public is welcome as the newest US citizens and their families take part in a naturalization ceremony in the atrium of the History Colorado Center. FREE with admission

SEPTEMBER Fri / 10 am–2 pm History Colorado Center Colorado Historic Preservation Review BoardThe Historic Preservation Review Board meets to review the most recent nominations to the National Register of Historic Places and Colorado State Register of Historic Properties. The public is invited to attend. 303/866-3392

21

24

26

The History Colorado Center hosts naturalization ceremonies for the newest US citizens. The public is welcome!

On September 10, Ellen Fisher traces Nathaniel P. Hill’s path

to Colorado fame and fortune. Courtesy Brady-Handy

photograph collection, Library of Congress, Prints and

Photographs Division.

SEPTEMBER Sat / 1:30–2:30 pm Center for Colorado Women’s HistoryCOLORADO WOMEN / Pike’s Peak or Bust Join author J.v.L. Bell as she discusses the adventures of frontierswomen like Elizabeth Byers, Augusta Tabor and Addie LaMont. Bell will also present on frontierswomen who established unusual roles. Elsa Jane Forest took on the guise of a man; Charlotte Card dressed like a man and mined her own claim; and Mary Randal became one of Colorado’s first African American settlers. From papering their walls to washtub panning, these women have stories that will make you laugh and bring tears to your eyes. $8. Members $5 303/620-4933

OCTOBER Sat / 1:30–2:30 pm Center for Colorado Women’s HistoryCOLORADO WOMEN / Women of the West Join Charlotte Waisman, co-author of Her Story: A Timeline of the Women Who Changed America, for a discussion of women of the West. She’ll highlight some of the most interesting women who helped shape Colorado and our region. $8. Members $5 303/620-4933

OCTOBER Fri & Sat / 7–8:30 pm Center for Colorado Women’s HistoryCOLORADO HOMEGROWN TALES / Ghostlight Join us as we float from room to room in the historic Byers-Evans House for a readers’ theatre presentation of spine-tingling theatrical ghost

stories. As we walk through the historic home rarely seen at night, three haunting tales will be told from a script by Colorado playwright Michael R. Duran. Subject matter is adult in nature and not recommended for those under 14. $13. Members $10 303/620-4933

AD

ULT

PR

OG

RA

MS

His

tory

Co

lora

do

.org

/eve

nts

8

The enduring landmark of Pikes Peak was a national

symbol of Colorado’s gold rush. Author J.v.L. Bell shares some

of the lesser known—and most delightful—tales of the women

caught up in the so-called Pikes Peak Gold Rush.

29

6

19 &20

What better setting for Halloween tales than the historic Victorian interiors of the Byers-Evans mansion? Courtesy Denver Public Library, Western History Collection.

OCTOBER Sat / 9 am–3 pm Roxborough Intermediate School, RoxboroughEXPO / 2018 International Archaeology Day Experience Colorado’s prehistoric past first hand by visiting the 2018 International Archaeology Day Expo. Events include a lecture series, activity booths, on-site demonstrations and off-site visits to archaeological sites. Fun for all ages and free for everyone. Visit HistoryColorado.org/2018-IAD-expo for more details. FREE 303/866-5216

OCTOBER Sat / 3–5 pm History Colorado CenterCLASS / Preserving Your Treasures: Family Documents and Photos Join our reference librarian to learn the best ways to care for your family’s documents, books, photos and scrapbooks. The class will be part presentation and part preservation troubleshooting, so bring one or two items (free of pests or mold) from your collection so we can discuss “how to preserve it” questions. $5. Members $4 RSVP by October 18: 303/866-2394

OCTOBER Sun / noon–1:30 pm Center for Colorado Women’s HistoryByers-Evans House Book Club Let’s get spooky for our next Byers-Evans House Book Club book! We’ll be discussing Historic Haunts Around Denver, by Kevin Pharris. The book club is free to attend, and if you mention the club at our gift

shop you’ll get 20% off the cover price. FREE 303/620-4933

21

9

20

20

On October 6, author Charlotte Waisman shares the stories of remarkable women who ventured west

to Colorado and the Rocky Mountain region. Rocky Mountains, 19th-century oil

by Max Cornelius, courtesy Wikimedia Commons.

Historic haunts are the theme of October’s book club at the Byers-Evans House Museum.

If old books, scrapbooks, documents and photos are among your family’s treasures, our reference librarian can share the ways to preserve them.

OCTOBER Mon / 1–2 pm History Colorado CenterCOLORFUL COLORADO / Fort Collins: From Camp Town to City Fort Collins has evolved from a remote Army post to a center of education and commerce. Through images and stories, author Barbara Fleming recounts the city’s colorful history— a past replete with Native Americans, board sidewalks, false-front buildings, a hanging, a rogue stagecoach driver and indomitable men and women who held on through drought and grasshopper plague. This lecture is the second in a four-part Front Range series. $5. Members $4 RSVP by October 20: 303/866-2394

OCTOBER Tue / 7–9:30 pm History Colorado CenterTINY LIBRARY CONCERT / Neyla Pekarek Neyla Pekarek, a Denver native, received her music education degree from the University of Northern Colorado. She began playing with local folk band the Lumineers, performing on their Grammy-nominated debut and follow-up album. Tonight’s program, Rattlesnake, is inspired by the life of Colorado pioneer Rattlesnake Kate, who was infamous in the 1920s for her death-defying encounter with a rattlesnake migration. This collection of songs was written from love letter correspondence Kate kept with Col. Charles D. Randolph, aka Buckskin Bill. $13. Members $10 303/866-2394

OCTOBER Sat / 1:30–3:30 pm Center for Colorado Women’s HistoryHISTORICAL CRAFT SOCIETY / Pumpkin Carving Light up Halloween with master pumpkin carver John Bardeen! John is a passionate crafter who’s been carving for 65 years. You’ll learn the carving technique invented by his family and use tools created for their Denver-based company, Grampa Bardeen’s. You bring the pumpkin and the desire to learn, and we provide the rest. All carvers welcome. For younger carvers (age 6–12), we recommend carving with an adult. $10. Members $8 303/620-4933

A

DU

LT P

RO

GR

AM

SH

isto

ryC

olo

rad

o.o

rg/e

ven

ts

10

23

22

27

Photographer Lewis Wickes Hine shot this image of a beetworkers’ camp in Fort Collins in October 1915.

Courtesy Library of Congress.

Take a Guided Trip Into the Past To register, call 303/866-2394

SEPTEMBER Thu / 10 am–3 pm City Farm to Table: A Denver Food Journey Join Blake Angelo, the City of Denver’s Manager of Food System Development, in examining the history behind Colorado’s locally grown food, past and present. After lunch at one of the city’s dynamic interpretations of “eating together,” tour a modern city farm and enjoy a presentation about managing our food future. It’s a day for the practicalities and joys of food. Includes bus transportation and a break for lunch on your own dime. $54. Members $42

OCTOBER Fri / 1–4 pm History Colorado’s Ninth Annual Organ Crawl Explore three historic Fort Collins organs that bring to life the spirit of the divine and the music of the past’s greatest composers. Visit Colorado State University’s Organ Recital Hall, where the internationally renowned Casavant Frères Organ resides, the reverberant hall of First United Methodist Church, and St. Luke’s Episcopal Church. Provide your own transportation to starting point. $45. Members $34

NOVEMBER Wed / 1–3 pm Cocoa on Historic Market Street Hear the stories of one of our original downtown streets: Market. Join historian Kevin Pharris and state historian Tom “Dr. Colorado” Noel in discovering what makes this street stand out from the rest. Learn about the brides of the masses, stagecoaches and buildings rising on the ashes of the old. Provide your own transportation to starting point. Includes walking tour, sit-down lecture, cocoa and desserts. $75. Members $59

NOVEMBER Thu / 10 am–3 pm The Know-It-All Tour: Denver Trivia by Bus By popular demand we once again ask, “Think you know Denver?” Now’s your chance to be crowned the Denver “Know-It-All” as we drive around town and see who knows what. Come test your knowledge as we reveal a new slate of trivia and enjoy lunch together. Includes bus transportation and a break for lunch on your own dime. $54. Members $42

12

14

6

29

Know where this mural is? Then you’ve probably got what it takes to join our rolling Denver trivia competition on November 29.

You’ll be charged a one-time, nonrefundable annual registration fee of $10 when you sign up for your first tour or trek in 2018. The fee covers processing and handling of all History Colorado

reservations in the Tours & Treks program.

Tours sell out fast! Reserve your spot early.

11

Histo

ryCo

lorad

o.o

rg/e

vents

TO

UR

S &

TR

EK

S

Georgetown / Georgetown Loop Historic Mining & Railroad Park® Georgetown/Silver Plume I-70 exits. 1-888/456-6777, GeorgetownLoopRR.com

Make Your Reservations for Fall Rides The Georgetown Loop® offers spectacular train rides daily, and silver mine tours daily through October 8. The weekend of October 6 is the Pumpkin Festival with face painting, games, a bounce castle and holiday characters; every kid gets a pumpkin! Oktoberfest Trains run the last three weekends of October with microbrew tasting, root beer for the kids and a bratwurst or hot dog. See the website for reservations and schedules, including Fall Color Rides and Haunted Forest Trains. Every History Colorado member gets free passes in a quantity based on membership level.

Pueblo / El Pueblo History Museum 301 North Union. 719/583-0453, ElPuebloHistoryMuseum.org

Saturdays (through October 13) / 8:30 am–1 pm El Pueblo Farmers Market Sample and shop a Colorado-only produce and handmade crafts market on the grounds of El Pueblo History Museum in downtown Pueblo. FREE

Mondays / 10–10:30 am Beyond Story Time Our weekly story time offers an engaging early-literacy exploration for preschoolers and their caregivers. FREE

SEPTEMBER Sat / 6–10 pm Bruja Brew Fest Taste Colorado craft brews and hard ciders in our beautiful gardens and placita! This year’s fest features more than 20 Colorado breweries and cideries. The museum marks the original site of El Pueblo, established in 1842, where residents and travelers traded agricultural products and spirits. All proceeds support our education programs. Ticket includes a commemorative glass. $30 via BrujaBrewFest.eventbrite.com. $40 at the door. Members $25 Call for member and designated driver tickets: 719/583-0453

SEPTEMBER Thu / 5:30–8 pm EXHIBIT OPENING / Without Borders: Art Sin Fronteras This art exhibit is a conversation with our acclaimed new history exhibit Borderlands of Southern Colorado. Without Borders features a roster of contemporary indigenous artists from southern Colorado, northern New Mexico and beyond. Curated by Leland Chapin of the Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area, the exhibit showcases diverse media to expand on the words of philosopher Gloria Anzaldúa: “To survive the Borderlands/you must live sin fronteras/be a crossroads.” FREE

His

tory

Co

lora

do

.org

/dis

cove

r-co

lora

do

CO

MM

UN

ITY

MU

SE

UM

S

12

8

20

Kids Free SummerLast chance! Through Labor Day, kids 18 and

under get FREE admission at all of our Community Museums (except the

Georgetown Loop®). History Colorado members are

always free, but now’s the time to bring your friends!

13

Platteville / Fort Vasquez 13412 US 85, 35 miles north of downtown Denver. 970/785-2832, FortVasquezMuseum.org

Saturdays & Sundays (Through September 2) / 11 am–3 pm Living History Weekends Costumed interpreters demonstrate skills of the past and life at the fort, 1835-style. Experience the power of a flintlock musket, try your hand at baking in the horno or making adobe bricks, and handle pelts and replica trade goods. Historic fun for all ages! Adults $6, children under 12 $5, seniors $4. Members FREE

OCTOBER Fri–Sun / 4:30–9:30 pm Survive 1835! Escape the FortUse your skills and knowledge to beat challenges and win trivia so you can escape the fort! Prizes, fun and bragging rights await those cunning enough to SURVIVE 1835! $25/person, groups of up to six participants RSVP required: 970/785-2832

Trinidad / Trinidad History Museum 312 East Main Street. 719/846-7217, TrinidadHistoryMuseum.org

Baca House Temporarily Closes for RenovationThe museum has closed the two-story adobe Baca House to rebuild the back porch and secure the foundation. The house will reopen when work is complete. The museum occupies a full block in historic Trinidad and is also home to the Bloom Mansion, Barglow Building, Santa Fe Trail Museum and community-supported gardens. Enjoy tours, a museum store and community events throughout the year.

Leadville / Healy House Museum & Dexter Cabin 912 Harrison Avenue. 719/486-0487, HealyHouseMuseum.org

Closing for the season on October 8! In two-mile-high Leadville, miners made their fortunes overnight. Today the Healy House Museum & Dexter Cabin look out over another kind of wealth: the historic and scenic treasures of this storied mining town. Arrange group tours (20+) during winter with reservation.

19–21Above: Now in its fifth year, the Bruja Brew Fest is a September mainstay at El Pueblo History Museum. Sample Colorado beers and ciders in the museum’s placita by moonlight!

The Healy House in Leadville

Without Borders, featuring the work of contemporary indigenous artists of southern Colorado, opens in September at El Pueblo History Museum.

Introducing the New State Historians Council History Colorado has formed its first State Historians Council in its 139-year history. Leading the council is noted historian and author Dr. Tom Noel (University of Colorado Denver), who is joined by Dr. Nicki Gonzales (Regis University); Dr. Jared Orsi (Colorado State University); Dr. Duane Vandenbusche (Western State Colorado University); and Dr. William Wei (University of Colorado Boulder). The council will reach across the state to aid in interpretation of the history of Colorado and the West and to support History Colorado in bringing the state’s narratives to the forefront. For more about the council go to HistoryColorado.org.

Bancroft and Miles Awards Announced History Colorado annually gives two cash awards for major contributions to the advancement of Colorado history. The Caroline Bancroft History Project Award is given for projects in communities with populations under 50,000. The Josephine H. Miles History Award may go to a project in any size community.

The 2017 Josephine H. Miles Award went to Historic Pueblo, Inc. for Forging the West, a documentary about the history of the Colorado Fuel & Iron Company. Honorable mentions went to Anne Schrier for the Pine River Valley Heritage Society project A New Beginning: Pine River Valley Pioneer Roots; the Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum for The Story of Us exhibition and interactive mapping project; and the La Plata County Historical Society for the Animas Museum World War I Project. The Caroline Bancroft Award has gone to the Aspen Historical Society for its archive building renovation.

Do you know a project or historian deserving recognition? To qualify for a 2018 award, the project must have occurred, been presented or been completed between August 1, 2017, and July 31, 2018. Submissions must be postmarked by October 1. Contact us at 303/866-2306 or curator@state.co.us.

Deadline Approaching for SHF Grant Applications The next deadline for State Historical Fund competitive grant applications is October 1. Competitive grants provide funding for historic preservation projects in Acquisition & Development, Survey & Planning, Education, and Archaeology. Mini-grants provide up to $35,000 and full grants are for requests of $35,001 to $200,000. Applicants are encouraged to contact our outreach staff at 303/866-2825 and to submit draft applications for review. See HistoryColorado.org/state-historical-fund.

Paperless Options for Explore and Colorado Heritage We’re going greener! As a History Colorado member, you can opt to receive either or both of our membership publications—Explore program calendar and Colorado Heritage magazine—via email. Let us know how you’d like your publications delivered by going to h-co.org/puboptions.

Wh

AT

’S N

EW

State Historical Fund grant applications: Due October 1 National & State Register nominations: Due October 5 HistoryColorado.org/preserve, 303/866-3392

Preservation Programs—Dates to Remember

His

tory

Co

lora

do

.org

14

Visitors get a first look at a gallery in the Aspen Historical Society’s archive building, a renovation initiative that won History Colorado’s annual Caroline Bancroft History Project Award.

Dr. Tom Noel

Upgrade to the Explorer membership level and get four free passes to ride the famed

and scenic Georgetown Loop Railroad ®.

The Forever Gift Take your place in history with a gift that lasts beyond your lifetime

Society 1879 honors and recognizes those who include History Colorado in their estate plans. These gifts will help preserve Colorado’s historical treasures for future generations. There are many ways to make a meaningful estate gift:

• Bequest• Life Insurance

Or, consider an IRA rollover. At age 70½, if you transfer your Required Minimum Distribution (or a portion) directly to History Colorado, you don’t have to recognize the distribution as income (up to $100,000).

If you have any questions about Society 1879, please contact Cheyenne Johnson at Cheyenne.Johnson@state.co.us or 303/866-4845 for a no-obligation discussion. All inquiries will be held in strict confidence.

We are grateful for your consideration of naming History Colorado in your estate plan and respect anonymity per request. Please consult with your legal or tax advisor before making any type of planned gift.

Want Access to More Fun? Become an Explorer Member! Did you know that if you’re a History Colorado member at the Explorer ($150) level, you also become a Smithsonian member? Upgrade your membership today and start enjoying Smithsonian benefits like a one-year subscription to Smithsonian magazine, a 10% discount at Smithsonian Museum Stores, reciprocal admission at participating Smithsonian affiliates, travel and study tour opportunities and much more!

As an Explorer member you also get four passes to the Georgetown Loop Railroad®, an engineering marvel only 45 minutes from Denver that traverses 600 feet in elevation along curves, steep grades and bridges.

Don’t delay—upgrade today and get more access to History Colorado fun!

Follow Us on Social Media

/HistoryColorado

For additional content, see HistoryColorado.org/blogs

• Stock• Real Estate

♽All images are from the collections of History Colorado unless otherwise noted. Printed on recycled paper using vegetable-based inks.

SU

PP

OR

T U

S

15

Histo

ryCo

lorad

o.o

rg/g

et-invo

lved

His

tory

Col

orad

o Ce

nter

12

00 B

road

way

D

enve

r, Co

lora

do 8

0203

Non

profi

t Org

.U

.S. P

osta

gePA

IDD

enve

r, Co

lora

doPe

rmit

No.

108

0

Mem

bers

-Onl

y Op

en H

ouse

and

Wel

com

e W

agon

To

ur Z

oom

In: T

he C

ente

nnia

l Sta

te in

100

Obj

ects

with

our

cur

ator

s, a

nd w

atch

a s

peci

al p

revi

ew o

f the

new

se

ason

of t

he R

ocky

Mou

ntai

n PB

S se

ries

Colo

rado

Exp

erie

nce.

Take

his

tory

hom

e w

ith y

ou! B

uy re

prod

uctio

ns

of h

isto

ric p

hoto

grap

hs fr

om th

e Hi

stor

y Co

lora

do c

olle

ctio

n, e

xclu

sive

ly d

urin

g th

is m

embe

r ope

n ho

use.

Cho

ose

from

ove

r 100

pho

togr

aphs

, man

y of

them

fram

ed. P

rices

rang

e fro

m $

5 to

$50

dep

endi

ng o

n si

ze a

nd fr

amin

g.

Take

adv

anta

ge o

f a s

peci

al d

eal a

t Caf

é Re

ndez

vous

and

the

Gift

Shop

. Don

’t m

iss

this

nig

ht, j

ust f

or y

ou!

Mem

bers

FRE

E. R

SVP:

h-c

o.or

g/oc

tope

nhou

se o

r 303

/866

-652

4.

OCTO

BER

Tue

/ 5–8

pm

Hi

stor

y Co

lora

do C

ente

r 16 Ph

oto

by A

ntho

ny N

ern